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SMi MASTERCLASS SERIES 2015

SMi Training presents its launch half day masterclass on...

Satellite Interference? –the Technology & Toolsfor Oil & Gas OperationsHosted by: IRG, Inmarsat, SAT Corp a Kratos Company, VeriSat

Masterclass overview:Satellite services are widely used by the commercialsector and especially so for the Oil & Gas Industries.Reliance on detecting minute signals in a fog of radiofrequency “noise” interference, either unintended ordeliberate, is a concern to maintaining assured andreliable communications links to all.

This Masterclass describes the technology and tools usedto mitigate interference through commercial sectorinitiatives and explore how interference is managed andreduced.

Presenters from the IRG, Inmarsat SAT Corporation andVeriSat will look at the challenges posed by this importantissue, identify current and potential solutions, describewhat is being done within the satellite community toensure that robust satellite communications can besustained as services rapidly expand..

MC 420

2015

27th

Central London

MARCH

Why you should attend:• Gain a better understanding of the key causes of

interference.• Gain a better understanding of the current global

initiatives for satellite interference mitigation.• Understand how the Oil & Gas environment can impact

operations and cause satellite interference.• Gain knowledge of the tools and technology available

for mitigating satellite interference.

Who should attend:Oil & Gas or other Commercial organisations that…• Uplink to Satellites• Operate/Maintain Satellite/Broadcast & VSAT Networks

Those involved with implementing interference initiatives…• Carrier/Spectrum Monitoring• Equipment Quality & Improvement to VSAT Networks• Tools to help mitigate problems

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08.30 Registration and Coffee

09.00 Introduction to presentation team and masterclass

09.05 Setting the Scene: Interference in context • Reliability of satellite systems compared to other

delivery media • How the external environment affects the

availability of satellite communications systems - Space debris (SDA) - Weather (space and terrestrial) - Interference (unintentional and intentional) • How big a problem is interference? - The Statistics! Big Data!

The Interference Problem • Key causes of interference - The congested electromagnetic environment - Poor installation/design - The proliferation of small mobile terminals - Deliberate jamming • Different ways interference affects satellite

communications systems - Degradation - Denial • Q&A… Martin Coleman, Executive Director, IRG

09.30 Quality & Equipment Approvals • State of current VSAT Antenna Systems • Inmarsat process to ensure quality from Product

to Install • Q&A… Mark Steel, Director, User Terminal Development,

GX Inmarsat

10.15 Coffee Break

10.30 System Monitoring & Security • Monitoring for Mission Critical Systems • Impact of Telecommunications on the O&G

value chain (exploration to pump) • Secured data delivery • Satellite telecommunication toolbox, from

Monitoring to Interference mitigation • Q&A… Guido Baraglia, Director Sales and Marketing

EMEA, SAT Corporation, Kratos Company

11.15 VSAT Networks the next big issue! • Proposed SatGuard Solution (SES) • Eutelsat GSM Demodulation Tool • The next steps • Q&A… Petter Amundsen, Managing Director, VeriSat AS

12.00 Summary and conclusions • Reflecting on the situation – panel / audience

discussion

12.20 Close of masterclass

FULL DAY PROGRAMME

Martin Coleman: from starting Colem Engineering,a services, design and project managementconsultancy in 1992 and using his previousexperience in network management systems hedeveloped satellite & broadcast control systemproducts for Corporate, SNG/Flyaway including

enhanced Automation, Intelligent Device Configuration andMedia management.

In addition, Martin has been an active player in helping reduceinterference and as Executive Director of the SatelliteInterference Reduction Group (IRG) has evolved a globalETSI/DVB Carrier ID (CID) specification for all SCPC/MCPCtransmissions (Video & Data) as well as the original NIT CIDissued by WBU-ISOG in 2008. He is committed to seeing CarrierID being rolled out from 1st January 2015. In addition, his grouphas been heavily involved with the ITU and major broadcastersin dealing with Intentional Interference and this has led IRG toinitiate new standards and processes within the Geolocationindustry. IRG supports majors groups such as APSCC, CASBAA,GVF, SMi, SSPi and WTA in getting all interference initiativesadvanced.

Petter Amundsen founded VeriSat AS in 2002,developing test solutions for open standardinteractive satellite communications (DVB-RCS).Since then VeriSat has become a leading providerof DVB-RCS, DVB-RCS2 and VSAT technologymonitoring and test solutions. As an active

member of the SatLabs Group, VeriSat has contributed tostandardization and interoperability, including thedevelopment of the test bed used to perform SatLabs terminalcertification. With the recent introduction of SatGuard, VeriSatoffers new patent-pending VSAT interference monitoringsolutions that represent a paradigm shift in how VSATinterference can be monitored and managed.

Petter Amundsen has background with the Norwegiancompanies TSAT AS, PCTVnet AS and Nera SatCom AS, withresponsibility for development of the low-rate VSAT SCADAsystem TSAT, Internet on TV solutions and broadband satelliteterminals.

Guido Baraglia is SAT Corporation, a Kratoscompany, Sales and Marketing Director for EMEAand a board member of the satellite InterferenceReduction Group (IRG).

Guido experience in the satellite communicationbusiness spans over more than 25 years, mostly dedicated toPayload Operations and Customer Support. During the last 5years, Guido has devoted his knowledge and capabilities todevelop Sales and Marketing of SAT Corporation products inEurope and the Middle East.

Former Head of Eutelsat Payload Operations Centre (CSC),Guido has become one of the world leading experts in the fieldof Carrier Monitoring and Interference Geolocation, providingexpert support to troubleshooting communication anomaliesand interferences.

Guido participates, as a SME lecturer on satellite monitoringand interference geolocation, in workshops and seminarsaround the world.

Mark Steel has over 30 year experience in thecommunications sector and is originally from UnitedKingdom where he spent 15 years in the Royal AirForce working on Airfield Navigational aids,including terrestrial microwave links. Mark joinedInmarsat in 2011 where he took on the role of

Director for User Terminal Development for Global Express.

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About the organisations:IRG Organisation synopsis The SatelliteInterference Reduction Group (IRG) is aleading organization working to reducesatellite frequency interference. It comprisesthree main working groups, covering CarrierID, Intentional Interference, and VSAT. TheGroup’s membership is comprised of satelliteoperators, users, uplinkers, service providers,

equipment vendors and other organizations with a stake incombating radio frequency interference. For more information,please visit www.satirg.org

Inmarsat Organisation synopsis as theindustry leader and pioneer of mobilesatellite communications, Inmarsat hasbeen powering global connectivity formore than three decades. We offer an

unrivalled portfolio of global satcom solutions and value-addedservices to keep you connected at all times – whether travellingon land, at sea or in the air. No matter where your business takesyou, you can rely on Inmarsat for all your mission-criticalcommunications. For more information, please visitwww.inmarsat.com

SAT Corp Organisation synopsisSAT, a Kratos company atrusted global satellite

communications monitoring, interference detection andgeolocation company. SAT Corporation, along with leadinginternational satellite industry experts at S-IRG, APSCC and SIA, arecommitted to developing industry practices and newtechnologies to reduce the costly effects of unwantedinterference. SAT Corporation’s products, SAT-DSA®, Monics®,satID®, and SigMon® use patented algorithms, complex scienceand cutting edge technology to monitor all your satellitefrequencies for Quality of Service; identifying anomalies, includingsecondary signals, and Geolocating sources of interference. Formore information, please visit www.sat.com

VeriSat Organisation synopsis Based inNorway, VeriSat is the leading providerof test equipment and monitoring

solutions for interactive satellite communications and VSATtechnologies including the open standards DVB-RCS/RCS2.VeriSat is also the Norwegian distributor for DekTec. For moreinformation, please visit www.verisat.no

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